role playing
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Role Playing with Science Case Studies Through the use of role playing, students are more engaged in the content. Putting the students in the roles of scientific “characters” they gain a deeper understanding of the material through the narrative, while promoting different view points, communication skills, and critical thinking. Presenter: Zach MorrowTRANSCRIPT
RolePlayingintheScienceclassroomPleasefeelfreetochat/commentalongattodaysmeet.com/ncedmorrow
Why?Studentsneededmoreengagement
Studentslackedcriticalthinking/reasoning
Neededtodevelopasenseofempathy
Neededtoexpressideas
AnchorStandardsCitingtext,supportingmainideas,followingprocedures(designingprocedures),
identifyingdomainspecificwords/symbols,authorspurpose,interpreting
graphics,determiningfactsvsspeculation,compareandcontrastdiscoveredvs
documentedevidence,independentreadingongradelevel
http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/CCRA/R/
possibilities,possibilities,possibilities...crosscurriculum,authenticassessments,waybeyondtheworksheet
How?Whatwouldmakethisfun?
Whatwilltheyremembertomorrow,nextweek,nextyear?
Whatdoyouremembermost?
Stories!Astoryistheonlywaytoactivatepartsinthebrainsothatalistenerturnsthestoryintotheirownideaandexperience.-UriHasson,Princeton
Effectivecommunicationtoolstoriesteachusaboutlifeandallowustodigdeepertowardsmeaningfulcontent
Rememberthese?
providesownership...andemotional
connection
Werememberstories,notpresentations...
Determineyourtimeframe
Bothextremescanproducegreatresults!
Thepartsnecessary
Maketheissuerelevant...-local
-ageappropriate
-highinterest(knowyourstudents!)
ideas...newspapers,teachers,parents,commercials,sportevents,locallandmarks,businesses,socialmedia,students,students,students,etc.
Openendedproblems
Problem...
CooperativelearningClicktoedittext...
Empathy,notCC/EStested
zombiegame...PA-"IthinkIhavetosetmyselfout...Igotbit."Me-"So,yourgoingtodieinquarantine?"PA-"Yeah,it'sthemostresponsiblethingtodo."
Clicktoedittitle...Clicktoedittext...
Sciencecontent
Providetimeforresearchbringinthecharacters
opinionpiecesfromnewspaper
interviewcommunitymemberstobetterunderstandtheirPOV
Charactersmustbeidentifiablewithoutbeingtoofamiliar
ThebestwaytogettoknowacharacteristointeractwiththemClicktoedittext...
Surveyandemailstogetfirstpersonaccountsandprimarydocuments
ExamplesAllcanbefoundatgoogledoclink.
ZombieAttackCouldyousacrificeyourselfforthegreatergood?Whydodiseasesspreadsoeasily?Whydopeopleknowinglyputothersatrisk?
it'sjustagameright...ManwithHIVtobetriedforattemptedmurderhttp://news.nationalpost.com/
OutbreakintheschoolGatheringdataover2weeks
Lotsofdatatosortthrough
Whoisgettingsick?
Whatdotheyhave?
Wherearestudentsgettingsick?
Whyarethosestudentsgettingsick?
Whatcanwedoaboutit?
Youdon'tevenhavetobehumanWhatdoesittaketosurvive?
Doyouseekouttheweakordoyouformamutuallybeneficialrelationship?
Whydoweseethisinnature?
Whatisthebenefitofaggression?
CrimesceneMotives?
Factsvsfeelings?
DroughtProjectClicktoedittext...
DroughtLabIwantedtocreatesomethingauthentic.
Iwantedtocreatesomethingthatstudentscouldapplytoourcommunity.
Iwantedtocreatesomethingthatwouldprovidethemtheframeworkfortacklingfutureproblemstheymayencounter
waterunitiscomingup...droughts.Californiaisinthemiddleoftheworstdroughtinrecenthistory
Couldithappenhere?
Wouldpeoplebewillingtomakethenecessarysacrifices?
Whyorwhynot?
Resourceshttp://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/roleplaying/index.html
http://www.sycd.co.uk/who_am_i/pdf/excite/sept_2000_73_82.pdf
CynthiaC.M.Deaton&MichelleCook(2012):UsingRole-PlayandCaseStudytoPromoteStudentResearchonEnvironmentalScience,ScienceActivities:ClassroomProjectsandCurriculumIdeas,49:3,71-76
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00368121.2011.632449